Dear Alumni and Friends: The success of West Virginia University’s College of Business and Economics is evident around the globe — in our graduates and in the individuals and organizations with which we have worked over the years. The positive impact and contributions this College has made are magnified even more as we embark on our 60th Anniversary Celebration. This celebration has been a year in the planning and gives us opportunities to see the magnificent work B&E graduates have done over the years. From its inception as the College of Commerce in 1951 to our first-ever ranking as a top 100 business school in 2011, the College of Business and Economics has served as the springboard for successful careers in business, government and academia; has created growth of new enterprises; and has helped develop policies for the well-being of West Virginians. In an effort to appropriately mark this occasion, we have outlined a celebration that includes events to run the duration of the anniversary year. Those events include B&E at 60, a speaker series that brings successful executives to campus who will excite and inspire the student, University, alumni and Jose V. “Zito” Sartarelli, Ph.D. Milan Puskar Dean WVU College of Business and Economics
business communities; the kickoff of the Roll of Distinguished Alumni, the annual induction and recognition of successful B&E alumni; and community-related events that will bring all of the important groups together that make up the B&E family. Our anniversary gives us yet another opportunity to emphasize the strategic priorities we have set for the College as we strive toward our goals. We have incredible momentum as we work to take the College to new heights. It is a time of great change, great excitement and great energy, and we look forward to showing you the fruits of these labors. Our anniversary gives us yet another opportunity to emphasize the strategic priorities we have set for the College as we pursue our vision of “Better, Bigger, Ranked.” Regards,
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Table of Contents
ADMINISTRATION
James P. Clements, Ph.D. President, West Virginia University Michele Wheatly, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President of Acadmic Affairs West Virginia University Jose V. Sartarelli, Ph.D. Milan Puskar Dean
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MBA DUAL DEGREES
Earn an MBA + MS in Inustrial Relations, MS in Finance, MS in Sport Management or Juris Doctorate—only at WVU.
4 global engagement
Karen France, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Academic Affairs
International activities are enriching
Gary Insch, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Graduate Programs
putting B&E on the map.
Jess Mancini Associate Dean, Administrative Services
student educational experiences and
8 collegiate business plan competition has far-reaching effects This B&E initiative sparks entrepreneurial
Tom S. Witt, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Research and Outreach Brenda Walker, J.D. Director of Development
dreams of West Virginia collegiate students. 11 DREAM becomes a reality
B&E now offers a Ph.D. in Business Administration.
EDITORIAL STAFF Patrick Gregg, Executive Editor Erica Lindsay, Art Director/Designer Vickie Trickett, Database/Distribution Tim Terman, Contributing Writer Elizabeth Roth, Designer CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Bonnie Anderson Joyce Heames, Ph.D. Gary Insch, Ph.D. Heather Richardson
14 B&E Celebrates 60 years Journey through the decades. 23 new faculty stregthen B&E 26 major gifts will be ‘game-changers’ at b&E Fred Tattersall and Stewart and Joyce Robbins made generous contributions to create an endowed
PHOTOGRAPHIC CONTRIBUTIONS WVU University Relations/News West Virginia and Regional History Collection, WVU Libraries
professorship and a Global Business Center. 28 B&E Buzz The College has exceptional alumni all over the
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dual degrees
MBA
+ Master of Science in Industrial Relations + Master of Science in Finance + Master of Science in Sport Management + Juris Doctorate
By Bonnie Anderson and Gary Insch, Ph.D.
In 2008, the College of Business and Economics added dual-degree options with the MBA that allow students to pursue two degrees in two years. Providing that option has proved to be fruitful in a short time. These programs have garnered interest both domestically and internationally, and the graduates, while early in their careers, are making quite an impact. For several years, the College of Business and Economics has offered an
About the authors Dr. Gary S. Insch was
accelerated, 14-month MBA program where students from either a business
recently appointed
or non-business background can pursue the MBA immediately after the
the Associate
undergraduate degree. This accelerated MBA is also ideal for or someone
Dean of Graduate Programs in the WVU
wishing to change careers.
College of Business and Economics.
Current dual-degree options include MBA/MS in Industrial Relations, MBA/
He is also an
MS in Finance or an MBA/MS in Sport Management. The Sport Management
associate professor
degree is offered through the College of Physical Activity and Sport Science.
of management,
Currently, there are a dozen students pursuing dual degrees.
specializing in business strategy, international business and entrepreneurship. He has published numerous
In all dual-degree programs, students must make separate applications to
articles on a wide range of topics including
each degree program and must graduate with both degrees at the same time.
leadership, expatriate turnover, country-origin effects
When students pursue these dual-degree programs, they optimize the credit
on consumers’ perceptions of quality, small business
hours since each program traditionally counts 12 credit hours from the other
management and the use of tacit knowledge in
program. This allows students to graduate sooner, maximizing tuition and
academia. His present research interests include helicopter parenting, small business planning and
opportunity costs.
performance, and general country-of-origin effects on firms’ reputations and investment decision-making.
When recruiting students in China, Victor Chow, a Dean’s Professor of Finance, described the reaction of prospective students.
Bonnie Anderson is the associate director of graduate programs in the WVU College
“When I present our dual-degree programs to students in China, they get very excited,” said Dr. Chow. “Most colleges have traditional two-year programs with
of Business and
a concentration. Earning two master’s degrees provides the students with a
Economics. She
more complete coverage of topic content and deeper professional skills in the
recruits domestically
specialization area. They feel that two degrees are much more valuable.”
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and internationally
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for all on-campus graduate programs, including the
Matt Anstey, who was in the first group of students to graduate with the MBA/ MS in Finance, has accomplished much in his young career. Originally from
accelerated MBA, MS in Industrial Relations, MS in
Australia, Anstey played on the WVU men’s soccer team while pursuing an
Finance and Master of Professional Accountancy.
undergraduate degree in finance. He entered the dual-degree program in 2008 and, since graduating with both degrees in 2010, he has passed all three
levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program
“I entered [the MBA/Sports Management program]
and recently moved from KPMG to his new position of
anticipating a life-changing experience, and I am proud
Senior Associate, Valuation & Transaction Advisory, with
to say that the program exceeded my expectations. The
the Reznick Group.
MBA and Sport Management faculty and staff provide a foundation to succeed in any environment within the
“My experience at WVU has given me an excellent
business of sports,” said Dowell. “With both degrees, I am
base to launch a successful career in finance,” Anstey
confident that I can make valuable contributions to any
said. “The challenging curriculum allowed me to master
sports organization.”
many key concepts in financial theory and build a strong understanding of business, investment management
Dowell is currently the Major Gifts Officer for the
and capital markets. The program also served as great
Mountaineer Athletic Club (MAC) at WVU.
preparation in helping me pass all three levels of the CFA. The combination of a WVU degree and CFA
The College continues to work with the College of Law
charter will provide me with respect among peers and
to offer the JD/MBA. In this program, law students begin
Adrian Dowell, Jr. spent a week in Germany to Matt Anstey, far left, was a member of the WVU MS
fulfill the international
Finance team that won first place in the Pittsburgh Chapter
experience requirement of
Paige Sumner now has a career as an HR
of the Association for Corporate Growth Cup.
the MBA program.
business partner at Helios Human Resources.
give comfort to clients who recognize the high standard
taking MBA classes in their second year and graduate at
of these achievements.”
the end of the three-year law program with both an MBA and a JD. Approximately 10 students a year participate in
“The dual MBA/MSIR program prepared me to hit the
this dual-degree program.
ground running as a human resources consultant,” said Paige Sumner, MBA/MS Industrial Relations 2010
“The College is proud of all B&E masters programs and
graduate and Associate HR Business Partner at Helios
is energized by the possibilities these dual degrees offer
Human Relations in Reston, Virginia. “I learned how
students as the College continues to pursue greater
to analyze business operations to ensure that each
excellence and visibility,” said Dean Jose Sartarelli.
functional area makes the business successful. I can
“We expect our dual-degree students to hit the ground
now show clients how to best utilize their human capital
running as they begin their careers in their preferred area
to increase revenue, retention, employee satisfaction and
of specialization.”
engagement. Earning two degrees simultaneously was an efficient way to earn a strategic seat at the table.”
Moving forward, the College of Business and Economics
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is looking to expand its dual-degree programs with other sought out WVU specifically to pursue the MBA/MS in Sport Management.
colleges throughout WVU.
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MOUNTAINEERS COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. The WVU College of Business and Economics currently enrolls students from each of the countries noted on the
By Patrick Gregg
Global engagement: Enriching student educational experiences
map, and has alumni in many more.
International activities are putting B&E on the map
Since Jose V. “Zito” Sartarelli arrived
partnerships and collaborative efforts
University’s 2020 Strategic Plan for
at West Virginia University’s College
in countless countries, where he
the Future. Clements called on Sar-
of Business and Economics as the
witnessed the benefits of investment,
tarelli to chair the University’s Global
Milan Puskar Dean in July 2010, he
teamwork, education and collabora-
Engagement Roundtable as part of
has been talking about globalization,
tion in international environments.
the strategic plan. Since that time,
international activity and the global
the roundtable’s momentum has cre-
marketplace students have access
Bottom line: you don’t manage more
ated an insatiable hunger on the part
to upon graduation.
than 9,000 employees in some 50
of the University president and the
countries for Johnson & Johnson and
dean of the business school to put
After all, he was born, raised and
not know your way around the global
the eyes of WVU on the world, and
earned an undergraduate degree in
marketplace.
the eyes of the world on WVU.
and Ph.D. on American soil, was off to
Globalization is not only a strategic
“The advancement of international
serve three Fortune 500 pharmaceu-
priority of the College of Business
activity and global engagement has
tical companies on nearly every con-
and Economics, but was also a
a very distinct and prominent place
tinent. His more than 30 years in the
major component outlined by WVU
in West Virginia University’s 2020
health care industry helped him forge
President Dr. Jim Clements for the
Strategic Plan for the Future,” said
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countries. The bottom line is that our students and our university will be players in the global marketplace, and that benefits our constituents and the state.” Objectives outlined in WVU’s 2020 Strategic Plan for global engagement are: President Clements. “That goal of the
• to promote international partner-
strategic plan will be visible and evi-
ships in education, research, out-
international activities across units.
dent in the various colleges through-
reach and economic development
Study abroad initiatives, research
out WVU, and I am confident that
that benefit WVU’s constituency
partnerships,
Dean Sartarelli will carry out plans
and West Virginia;
ment
for international activity and global engagement within the College of Business and Economics.” “Through his strategic priorities for
• to integrate global themes broadly into the curriculum; and
economic
activities
and
develop-
international
student recruitment relationships can all benefit one another. Likewise, a
• to create an integrated administra-
relationship with a foreign institution
tive infrastructure to promote global
of government based in agriculture
engagement and awareness.
might spawn a new relationship in the health sciences,” said Clark,
the College, Dr. Sartarelli has identified opportunities for collaboration
Dr. Nigel Clark, Associate Vice
who serves as the Strategic Plan-
and partnership in countries like
President for Academic Strategic
ning ex-officio member of the Global
China, India, Germany and Brazil. In
Planning at West Virginia Univer-
Engagement Roundtable.
addition, through a generous gift by
sity as well as the George B. Berry
Stuart and Joyce Robbins, B&E has
Chair of Engineering, Mechanical
“The Global Engagement Round-
established the Stuart M. and Joyce
& Aerospace Engineering, empha-
table led by Zito Sartarelli will ensure
N. Robbins Center for Global Busi-
sized that this globalization effort will
that WVU has a more holistic view of
ness and Strategy 20/21. When it is
bring together international activities
engaging with the world and more
fully functional, the center will provide
university-wide.
efficient use of institutional resources in achieving success. Dean Sartarelli
unprecedented global opportunities “The Strategic Plan recognized the
also played a key role in developing
research,
assistantships
need not only to increase our global
the WVU 2020 Plan as a key member
and a variety of partnerships in ‘G20’
stature, but also to coordinate our
of the Strategic Planning Council.”
student
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About the Author Patrick Gregg is the director of the Office of Communications and Marketing for the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics. He is responsible for communications and marketing strategies for the College, including media relations, public relations, marketing and communication with and to the College’s various audiences. Gregg’s background includes being an award-winning journalist; a former communications agency account executive who worked for a Fortune 10 client; the former marketing communications manager for a half-billion-dollar, publicly traded contract electronics manufacturer; and a former outreach manager for the West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation.
Since June, Sartarelli has visited
Sometimes, as with his visit to Ger-
potential partnership institutions in
many in September, he is able to
Brazil, India, Germany and China.
couple the trip with another oppor-
The dean set out to accomplish sev-
tunity. From Germany, Sartarelli trav-
eral tasks during these visits, rang-
eled to Portugal, where he had been
ing from establishing partnerships
asked to present a keynote speech
with other universities to recruiting
on forensics and how it relates to
students and faculty and touting B&E
business practices.
programs. Amrish Bedi, Addl. Commissioner of Income Tax, Indian Revenue Service, Delhi, India (MBA Class of 2009) and
“This is an area where B&E has “I had the chance to meet with
earned an international reputation,”
schools of business and discuss with
Sartarelli explained. “Last year, Dr.
them the opportunity for collabora-
Paul Speaker and Dr. Max Houck
tion and partnership,” said Sartarelli.
made a presentation to the top foren-
“These opportunities fit perfectly
sic professionals from around the
within the scope of our recently
world at INTERPOL headquarters in
University of Sao Paulo, one of the
announced Stuart M. and Joyce N.
Lyon, France. It is an honor — and it is
best engineering schools in Brazil.
Robbins Center for Global Business
evident that we are highly respected
and Strategy 20/21.”
in this area of expertise — to present
Ashok Abbott, Professor of Finance, during a recent MBA recruiting trip to India.
Dean Jose Sartarelli speaks to students at Escola Politecnica,
to this elite group of professionals.” The Robbins Center could certainly result in student assistantships, the
INTERPOL, The International Crimi-
business school dean said, as well
nal Police Organization, has 188
as additional partnerships with over-
member countries and is the largest
seas universities in G20 economies.
organization of its kind in the world.
Eventually, it could mean offering a major in global business at B&E.
“Dr. Speaker and I actively participated in the International Association of Forensic Sciences in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, in September and we made important international contacts that I believe will prove to be very fruitful for B&E,” said Sartarelli.
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on B&E’s key role in the forensics of business, particularly with respect to our renowned Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation (FAFI) program. We also spoke about B&E’s
FORESIGHT is a project funded by the National Institute of Justice to enhance the business expertise of forensic
laboratories. Additionally,
forensic professionals from 39 countries on six continents participated in the workshop presented by Dr. Speaker at the Madeira conference where they learned how to use the FORESIGHT project as a platform for quality. Sartarelli
said
globalization
also
represents a challenge to maintain a critical balance at B&E and the University. As we look to recruit the best and brightest students and faculty from around the world, he said, we do so as we keep in mind our land grant mission to serve West Virginia and West Virginians. “International students and faculty add greatly to the learning experiences and expertise of students and faculty with no regard to their origin. In other words, we all benefit from the creation of a global learning environment,” he said.
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2011 Hospitality & Tourism Finalist Zohaib Kahn, Owner of Cafe Z
By Heather Richardson
STATEWIDE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION HAS FAR-REACHING EFFECTS B&E INITIATIVE SPARKS
Good ideas are the foundation of entrepreneurship.
ENTREPRENEURIAL
entrepreneur?
But what separates a person with an idea from a true
DREAMS OF WEST VIRGINIA COLLEGIATE STUDENTS
For many young entrepreneurial hopefuls, funding is the missing link between their dreams and reality. Turning an idea into a viable business requires money– something that isn’t particularly easy to come by in today’s delicate economic climate. Fortunately for West Virginia college students, there is a program designed to reward good ideas and hard work with the necessary funding to get their business off the ground. Enter the West Virginia Statewide Collegiate Business Plan Competition (BPC), a program that spans the academic year and serves as an economic engine for the state by turning the entrepreneurial aspirations of
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“Having a simple thought and turning it into a complex reality is one of the most rewarding things I have done!” said Business Plan Competition and WVU B&E alumna Nesha Sanghavi, owner of University Girls Apparel.
“There is something inside all entrepreneurs that says,
professionals. The top five teams in each category will
‘You can do that!’ and ‘Why not me?’ It’s very easy to talk
then advance to the final round.
yourself out of doing something risky, but entrepreneurs The teams then have five months to prepare for the
understand the higher the risk, the higher the reward.”
final round, where one team in each category has the The BPC is an eight-month investment divided into
opportunity to take home a check for $10,000 to be used
three rounds. The first round kicks off at the beginning
toward starting their own business in West Virginia. But
of each academic year and encourages participation
before they reach that milestone, they are given plenty
from any college student–undergraduate, graduate and
of resources and support to make their vision a reality.
professional–studying at any statewide institution of Part of the crucial support component is provided by
higher education.
business leaders from around the nation who selflessly The first round requirement encourages anyone with
donate their time and efforts to coach the finalist teams.
an idea and initiative to submit a three- to five-page
The teams and coaches are brought together for a
summary detailing an idea for a business in West
workshop weekend in January. Teams work individually
Virginia. Students may enter as individuals or teams,
with their coaches and are given valuable legal, financial
and they classify their entries into one of two categories
and entrepreneurial advice from experienced members
–Lifestyle and Innovation or Hospitality and Tourism. It is
of the business community who have found their own
a simple requirement with great potential for growth.
success. They also are encouraged to enroll in a class that gives them the support to make their plans realistic.
A total of 20 successful teams (10 in each category) will be selected to advance to the second round, where
Teams then spend the next two months developing their
they will prepare a feasibility plan, interview with a panel
plan with their coaches, absorbing unlimited advice
of judges and pitch their idea to a group of business
and guidance from professionals and practicing their presentation. Their families and friends are invited to the final round to watch them present the plans to which they have devoted eight months of blood, sweat and tears–and two teams are rewarded with a big check to get them started. WVU graduate Logan Hartle is one of those students who took
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The BPC is generating a great deal of interest across West Virginia. In the last five years, 429 teams from 14 different colleges and universities have entered the competition. Nearly $150,000 has been given away to support their efforts. More than 130 volunteers from the state and national business communities step up to offer guidance each year. While 10 teams have walked away with grand prize checks, 20 finalists have started businesses in West Virginia as a result of their participation, demonstrating that the experience is greater than the outcome. Not only is this an invaluable experience for young entrepreneurs, but it also unites college students with the state and national business communities-– giving participants the opportunity to gain valuable insight and make important contacts as they move forward with their professional careers. And it is funded almost entirely through grants and scholarships, which gives even more opportunity for the business community to be a part of the process. You will not have to sell the 130 business professionals involved each year on its value–especially not to Small Business Development Center State Director Kristina Oliver, who is an integral part of the competition from round one to the finals each year.
economic development for our great state,” said Oliver. “Entrepreneurship is the game-changer for economic development in West Virginia. Initiatives like this and the individuals who participate are creating West Virginia’s future resources. We mine coal in West Virginia and that’s great, but our secondmost nationally known resource can be entrepreneurial gold.”
away with a check or not.
Dominick Iacavone, a University of Charleston business student who was a 2009 finalist. “This competition gave us a year of business experience we couldn’t have gotten anywhere else. We learned more by participating in this than we could have in a year’s worth of classes.”
affairs agency based in South Charleston, West Virginia. While she works with a variety of clients throughout the nation, Richardson has developed her experience predominantly in the of the West Virginia University College of Business and Economics, where she received an M.B.A. degree through the Executive program. Additionally, she earned an M.P.A. through the Sciences and a B.S.J. through the WVU Perley Isaac Reed graduate school, Richardson was a graduate assistant in the WVU Entrepreneurship Center, and also worked as a freelance writer and a weekly business correspondent for The State
Those involved in the BPC come to the realization that you cannot put a
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price on the value of this experience for these students. They enter the
As of this publication date, the sixth annual BPC had entered the second round. A record 117 entries from across West Virginia were B & E MA GA ZI NE
Communications, Inc., a public
School of Journalism. While in
“The value of this competition is worth way more than $10,000,” said
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consultant for Ann Green
WVU Eberly College of Arts and
The competition is equally valuable for the participants, whether they walk
received this year.
Heather Richardson is a senior
coal industry. She is a graduate
“This competition grows entrepreneurs who will turn the tide of the
competition as students, but they walk away as entrepreneurs.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Journal. She has published more than 200 articles during the past two years in print media outlets throughout West Virginia.
DREAM
becomes a reality: B&E OFFERS PH.D. IN BUSINEss administration
For several years, a group of business faculty members in the College of Business and Economics have worked diligently to lay the ground work for a doctoral degree in Business Administration. That dream has come true, as the inaugural cohort for the Ph.D. in Business Administration program with a concentration in Management was admitted for the fall 2011 semester. It seems appropriate to have launched such a monumental program in the same semester as the College prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary. This program joins the Ph.D. in Economics, which has been in place since 1965. The implementation of a Ph.D. program in Business Administration was approved by the West Virginia Board of Governors during its February meeting earlier this year. The Department of Management and Industrial Relations accepted the challenge to be the first department to start a cohort, a tall task to accomplish
By Joyce Heames, Ph.D.
in only seven months. The department reached pay dirt and started the inaugural Management Ph.D. class in August with two students, Chris Ellison and Drew Carnes. Next academic year, in the fall of 2012, the Management, Marketing and Accounting Departments will each accept a cohort of three to four Ph.D. students, with the Finance Department slated to come on board after that. The goal is to have approximately 50 students across the four disciplines.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joyce Thompson Heames. Ph.D., SPHR, chairs the Department of Management and Industrial Relations in the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University. Her teaching includes human resource fundamentals, staffing and selection (talent acquisition), training and development and corporate social responsibility at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Joyce’s primary area of research is counterproductive work behavior, specifically workplace bullying. She also explores work-life balance, management history, training and development, and organizational knowledge transference. Her work has been published in the Journal of World Business, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Management Decision and Journal of Business Ethics. FA LL 2 011 11
BUT WHAT IS A Ph.D.? A Doctor of Philosophy degree (a.k.a Ph.D.) is the highest academic degree a person can earn and, thus, is referred to as a “terminal” degree. Ph.D. Historical Facts • 1150 - First Ph.D. degree awarded in Paris • 1861 - First American Ph.D. degree awarded at Yale University • 1876 - First African American to receive a Ph.D. • 1877 - First American woman to receive a Ph.D. The doctoral degree is not an advanced MBA or extension of a master’s program. Master’s programs are geared to practical and applied learning across
Ph.D. student Chris Ellison of Cowen, W.Va., said
functional areas (human resources, marketing and
he chose the program because, as a WVU MBA
accounting, for example). Students in a Ph.D. program are trained to conduct research, thus gaining an indepth knowledge of one particular aspect of a topic.
and MSIR graduate, he’s familiar with the faculty. “I know the faculty here, and I have a lot of respect for them. They are great scholars, and I have really enjoyed working with them.”
Less than one percent of the population attains a Ph.D. degree. The requirements are to: 1) master a specific subject completely, and 2) extend the body of knowledge around that subject. As a scholar at Purdue University stated, To show mastery of the chosen topic, students are
“The essence of a Ph.D., the aspect that
exposed to a battery of intense graduate level courses,
distinguishes a Ph.D. study from other
comprehensive exams and scholarly journals, the
academic work, can be summarized in a single
publications where researchers exchange information
word: research. To extend knowledge, one must
and scientific findings. The student must write
explore, investigate, and contemplate”.
theoretical conceptual research-based publishable papers. Designing empirical studies, collecting data and
B&E’s Business Administration
analyzing the findings become normal fare. Research to
Doctoral Program
some might imply experiments, but a doctoral program
The Business Administration Ph.D. is a small, full-time,
offers more than just conducting experiments on human
residential program designed to prepare highly qualified
behavior in a lab. It is the training for students on how
and motivated individuals for a career in scholarly
to conduct methodical, systematic and theory-based
research and teaching at the university level. Students
research. Some research projects will take several
will have the opportunity to concentrate in Accounting,
years, leading the nascent scholar down roads of
Finance, Management or Marketing.
discovery never anticipated.
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The mission of the program is to prepare students
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A Ph.D. in a management discipline studies
to excel in knowledge creation and knowledge
organizational and human behavior, trying to determine
dissemination. The goal is to strive for continuous
“why and how” practices, processes and individual
improvement in training world-class researchers and
characteristics make employees and managers act,
college professors who are able to conduct independent,
think and perform the way they do.
original, academic research and teach university level courses in their major areas of study.
The faculty in the various departments are engaged
The core of most Ph.D. programs is:
in research covering discipline-specific topics. Small
• coursework in research design and methodology,
classes and an “open door” policy allow for close interaction between students and faculty, with plenty of opportunity to discuss ideas and work on joint research projects. Through assignments as research assistants,
statistics and research seminars in a selected area of specialization; • independent research projects directed by an advisor or committee;
graduate students are offered the opportunity to work
• oral and/or written comprehensive exams; and
closely with faculty on a one-on-one basis and become
• the proposal, completion and defense
involved with their research activities. The objective is to
of a dissertation.
involve students in research projects early so that by the time students complete the Ph.D., they have experience
Students will also gain teaching experience with
of presenting their work at professional conferences
exposure to undergraduate classes (i.e. in-class, online,
and have one or more research articles accepted in
and mass sections) through teaching assistantships and
academic journals.
course assignments during the third and fourth years of the program.
The Ph.D. Program in Business Administration is designed to provide students with enough flexibility to
Why Now?
discover an intellectual niche while ensuring that all
You might ask why B&E would establish a Ph.D.
students acquire:
program in Business Administration now. The following
• general research expertise in a particular
quote from Dr. Nancy McIntyre, Special Assistant to the
concentration of study;
Dean in the College of Business and Economics, sums
• in-depth knowledge and expertise in a selected
up that thought.
area of specialization; and • competence in quantitative and qualitative
“The doctoral program is beneficial in so many ways.
research methods.
First, it provides a new level of educational opportunities for the state of West Virginia. It also elevates our
Coursework will be tailored to students’ specific interests to provide depth in key areas most relevant to their planned research. Numerous seminars encourage students to meet faculty and
standing nationally, which helps in recruiting faculty. Additionally, having a doctoral program in business administration will improve the quantity and quality of our faculty research,” McIntyre said.
students from other departments. The Ph.D. in Business Administration program is seeking high quality students with Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) scores of over 650. If you are interested in the
.
Business Administration Ph.D. program, go to www.be.wvu.edu.
Andrew Carnes, who graduated from Western Carolina University, said top faculty and research support drew him to WVU for a doctorate. “I decided last spring that I wanted to pursue a Ph.D. in business to eventually become a professor and researcher. After researching many programs across the country, I narrowed my list to a select few and applied to those schools,” he said. “I was immediately interested in applying to WVU support that exist within the College of Business.”
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because of the distinguished faculty and wealth of research
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Without any doubt, during the past 60 years the most important days in the life of the College of Business and Economics have been the graduation events of the institution’s more than 23,000 alumni, beginning with the first commencement in 1953 when it was called the College of Commerce. Certainly, we are most proud of this accomplishment. There have been many, many other moments worth highlighting. However, the impact that our graduates have had in our state, nation and the world is incalculable, and the education they received at the College of Business and Economics helped launch them. Thus, during the celebration of the College’s 60th anniversary, this timeline has been created to put into historical context some, obviously not all, of about the author Tim Terman is a
the international, national and local historical highlights during the decades since the College was established in 1951.
communications project manager in the WVU College of Business and Economics. He researches and writes a wide variety of topics for internal and external communications
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take on a leadership position in researching and communicating the College’s 60th anniversary. He is also a public relations and media relations liaison for the College.
Read alumni stories from each decade at be.wvu.edu/60th_anniversary.
GLOBALLY • In August of 1948, the House Un-American Activities Committee met for the first time and the Republic of Korea was created. • In September 1948 the Democratic Republic of Korea would be declared, and the foundation of the Korean War would be laid.
NATIONALLY • In October 1948 more than 100 people died as a result of smog in Donora, Pa., a town on the Monongahela River just beyond the West Virginia border.
STATE & WVU-WIDE • Tickets to WVU football games ranged from $2 for a home game against Waynesburg College to $3.60 for an away game against Pennsylvania State University.
WVU
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Late 1940s • During the academic year, 1949-50, nearly one-half of all the seniors receiving degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences were
West Virginia and Regional History Collection, WVU Libraries
in business administration.
• Raymond W. Coleman was the first dean of the College, which was in Armstrong Hall, completed in 1949-50, but on only one floor. All faculty reported directly to no departments or department heads. He was dean until 1961.
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Dean Coleman, with
• Clarence Price arrives at WVU in the
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• In 1951, President Harry S. Truman • The Soviet satellite Sputnik
signs a peace treaty with Japan to
launches the space age in 1957.
officially end World War II.
• Segregation is ruled illegal in 1954.
• Color television is introduced. • The Polio Vaccine was created
• McDonald’s Corporation is founded in 1955.
in 1952 by John Enders at the
• NASA is founded in 1958.
Children’s Hosptal Boston.
decision to select Morgantown as site for the state’s medical center, which would be funded by a tax on soda-pop. • In October 1951, Arthur S.
WVU
• The Navy sent a
Dayton’s wife Ruth donated
used Quonset hut to
to WVU 7,000 items from her
WVU, which became
husband’s library, including
the first Mountainlair.
• Dr. Irvin Stewart was WVU president
rare Shakespeare folios.
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1950s-60s
from 1946-58.
• A chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma was established in 1955.
• The WVU College of Commerce was born by
• In 1955-56, Dr. Gerald G. Somers
order of the state higher education board on
founded and became director of
November 10, 1951, enrolling students for the
the Institute of Industrial Relations.
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first semester of the 1952-53 academic year.
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• Twenty-three students were in the first graduating
• By 1956, 160 students earned
class for the new college in 1953, transfers from
degrees from the College. By
the College of Arts and Sciences. The next year
the decade’s end, the number
106 students earned business degrees.
had fallen somewhat to 156.
• In 1954, the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools
• The WVU chapter of
of Business accredited the College, and its first class
the business honorary
of 106 students graduated. During its first years, the
Beta Alpha Psi was
College offered secretarial studies as an area of
founded in 1957.
emphasis, along with accounting, economics, finance, management, marketing and general business.
• A Master of Science in Industrial Relations degree, housed
Text books: $30 to $50
There were 21 faculty, seven with
Room and board: $500
Ph.D. degrees. The College’s budget
In-State Tuition: $84
for faculty and staff in 1952-53 was
Out-of-State Tuition: $234
$90,000. Dean Coleman’s salary was $8,750. In 1956, Coleman’s salary was $10,500.
within the Institute of Industrial Relations, first appeared in the 1957-58 graduate catalog.
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• In 1951 Gov. Okey L. Patteson made his controversial
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• In February of 1961, the United States test fired the Minuteman I intercontinental ballistic missile, adding fuel to an escalating Cold War. In the same month, a British band called the Beatles began performing at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. • 1967: Six-Day War in the Middle East. • The first Super Bowl occurs in 1967.
• President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in 1963.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. and
• The Civil Rights Act is passed in 1964. • Malcolm X is assassinated in 1965. • In 1966, the first Star Trek television series airs.
• In 1969, Neil Armstrong becomes the first
Robert F. Kennedy are
man on the moon and
assassinated in 1968.
Sesame Street airs.
• Elvis Stahr became WVU’s 14th president, 1959-62. Paul Miller served as president from 1962-66. • Art “Pappy” Lewis left as WVU football coach and Gene Corum took over from 1960-65. • Cecil Underwood left the governor’s office in 1960, handing over the state’s leadership to William Wallace Barron who served until 1965.
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• In 1963 Morgantown celebrated its centennial. • A press box was added to Mountaineer Field during the 1963-64 year. • Ground was broken for agriculture and engineering buildings on the Evansdale campus. Work began on a new Mountainlair in 1965. • James Gindling Harlow, WVU
Campbell became acting dean as Raymond Coleman took leave of absence Foundation grant and eventually left for a post at the University of Illinois Navy Pier in
pictured here with his wife • During the decade, an IBM 650 computer was
followed by drum major Skip Shahan and the marching band.
installed in Stewart Hall. West Virginia and Regional History Collection, WVU Libraries
to study under a Ford
president from 1966 to 1977,
West Virginia and Regional History Collection, WVU Libraries
• In 1961, Thomas
Chicago. Campbell was dean until 1968.
• It was in 1963 when David Woodrum first
• Robert Shriver Maust, who is a still
heard of hospital
teaching and is the Louis F. Tanner
administration. Read
Distinguished Professor of Public
his story online at
Accounting, was first listed in the College
be.wvu.edu/60th_
of Commerce catalogue as an accounting
anniversary.
teaching assistant in 1964-65.
• Dr. Jack Turner served as dean from 1969-83.
• The Ph.D. program in economics began in 1965. William Meirnyk, an internationally known scholar, was recruited to start it. Douglas Brown, associate professor of economics, Georgetown
full professor’s salary was $9,684.
University-Sacramento, were the first two graduates in 1969.
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University, and Robert Mogull, professor emeritus, California State The College had 18 full-time faculty in 1961, and a
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• John Paul II becomes Pope in
• The Terracotta Army is discovered in China in 1974.
1978, and Margaret Thatcher
• North and South Vietnam join to form the
becomes the first woman prime
Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976.
minister of Great Britian in 1979.
• In 1971, the VCR is introduced—just in time to record the first episode of M.A.S.H. in 1972. • In 1973, the United States pulls troops out of Vietnam. • President Richard Nixon resigns in 1974. • In 1975, Microsoft is founded. • Elvis Presley was found dead in 1977. • In 1970, Bobby Bowden becomes the Mountaineer’s head
• Students protest the War in Vietnam and the draft in downtown Morgantown.
football coach—Frank Cignetti, Sr. takes over in 1975. • In 1974, Morgantown’s Mountaineer Mall opens. • The PRT opens in 1975. • Work begins on a new bridge connecting Morgantown and Westover
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across the Monongahela River in 1975.
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1970s-80s • The Master of Professional Accountancy is approved in
• The WVU College
1979. The first graduate is William J. Sipes, Jr.
of Commerce is renamed The College of Business and
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Economics in 1971.
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• Dr. Frank Giarratani earned a Ph.D. in economics in 1975. He recalls several rather painful issues and one particularly superb pleasure during his experiences at WVU during the 1970s. Read all about it online at be.wvu.edu/60th_anniversary.
You could buy a gallon of gasoline for under $1, but an eight-track car stereo was a little pricy at around $40.
• Lady Diana and Prince Charles are married on July 29, 1981.
• In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurs in Ukraine. • The Berlin Wall falls in 1989. • In 1989, students are massacred in China’s Tiananmen Square.
• The AIDS pandemic comes to the United States at the beginning of the 1980s.
• The Dow Jones Industrials
• John Lennon is shot outside of his apartment in New York City in December of 1980.
hit a high of 2,722 in 1987.
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• Michael Jackson’s Thriller is released on November 30, 1982. • The Challenger space shuttle explodes in 1986.
• Niel Bucklew was president of
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WVU from 1986 to 1995. He is now a Professor of Management and Industrial Relations in the College.
From left to right: WVU presidents Harry Heflin, Paul Miller, Diane Reinhard, Elvis J. Stahr, and Neil S. Bucklew. • The College’s McDonough Caperton Distinguished Lecturer Series began in 1981. • Arthur Kraft was dean from 1983 to 1987, followed by Dr. Cyril M. Logar, who served until 1993. • Thomas S. Witt became acting director of the College’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research in 1985. • In December 1985 final plans for a new building for the College are presented to the University Cabinet. Demolition of Old Mountaineer B&E ground breaking memorial shovel
Field, to make way for the building, begins in 1986. • Ground is broken for a new $8.5 million building for the College near the old Stadium Loop during a rain storm on Oct. 2, 1987, which forced the ceremony indoors. • Although this photo of students taking an exam in Armstrong Hall is from the 1960s, the room was little changed in the 1980s.
• Jim Ullum earned an M.B.A. in 1983. Read about his experiences in Morgantown in the 1980s at be.wvu.edu/60th_anniversary. • As the decade drew to a close publishers of the Journal of Small Business Management (housed in the College’s Bureau of Business and Award of Excellence at the Association for Business and Economic Research
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• From August of 1990 through the end of February 1991 the United States and allies fought Iraq’s military in the Gulf War. • The Soviet Union collapses in 1991. • On August 31, 1997, Princess Diana dies in a car accident. • The Los Angeles riots erupt in 1992 after the Rodney King verdict. • 168 people are killed in the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995. • Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the Google Guys, on September 4, 1998. • During the WVU capital campaign from 1988 to 1993 that raised more than $130 million, Kmart donated $2 million to the College of Business and Economics.
“I was the dean between 1987 and 1993. The gift from Kmart put in place
a means to update our computer labs as technology changed,”
remembered Cyril Logar, today a marketing professor. • David Hardesty served as president from 1995 to 2007.
WVU
B&E
1990s-2000s • The College of Business and Economics
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finally moved to a
• Robert S. Maust served as dean after Cyril Logar from 1993-1994: Dr. Sydney V. Stern then served from 1994 to 1999. Lee D. Dahringer was dean from 1999 until 2001. • In 1994 the first annual West
new building on
Virginia Economic Outlook
October 19, 1990.
Conference, hosted by B&E, was held in Charleston. • In 1994, the first group of executives from Shanghai, China, attends WVU. The Center for Chinese Business was established in October 1995.
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From the mid-1980s to September 2003, the inflation-adjusted price of a barrel of crude oil on NYMEX was generally under $25/barrel. During 2003, the price rose above $30, reached $60 by August 11, 2005, and peaked at $147.30 in July 2008.
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• A common currency for most EU member states, the euro, was established electronically in 1999, officially tying all the currencies of each participating nation to each other. The new currency was put into circulation in 2002 and the old currencies were phased out. • The Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, with 99 percent of the human genome sequenced to 99.99 percent accuracy. • The 2000s opened with a fizzle: Y2K, the Millineum Bug, the day some thought civilization as we know it would end because of a computer programming glitch. Nothing much happened, though. • Hundreds die in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. • Facebook is launched in February 2004.
• The West Virginia Legislature enacts
• Jose “Zito” Sartarelli,
the Promise Scholarship in 2001.
Ph.D., former
• In 2003, WVU begins Export Management Program for state companies and students.
pharmaceutical group chairman for Johnson and Johnson, becomes dean in 2010.
• Jay H. Coats served as dean from 2001 until 2005, followed by R. Stephen Sears (2005-2008) and William N. Trumbull (2008-2010). • The West Virginia Business Hall of Fame was established with College of Business and Economics sponsorship in 2001. • In 2001 the Corporate Citizenship Project is established. Since then, students have awarded more than $200,000 to local non-profits. Funding for the program comes from the College of Business and Economics, WVU and alumni who recognize the importance of businesses contributing to the community. • The College’s EMBA program graduated its 100th student in the Charleston, W.Va., cohort in 2003. • The College of Business and Economics Entrepreneurship Center held its first Business Plan Competition in 2003. The competition went state-wide in 2006. • K-Mart donates $2 million for endowed chair in marketing in 2004. • In 2004, accounting faculty were awarded a $600,000 grant from the Department of Justice to create forensic accounting guidelines. • The BB&T Charitable Foundation announced on December 7, 2007, the company would contribute $1,750,000 to West Virginia University’s College of Business and • Keshama Horton of Nitro, W.Va., received a master’s degree in
Economics. The funds established a BB&T Chair in Free Market Thought. • In March, 2011, Business Week Magazine ranked the College among
an undergraduate during much of
the nation’s top 100.
the decade. Read her story online at be.wvu.edu/60th_anniversary.
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Fame; various receptions for the student, College,
a number of events, including B&E at 60, a speaker
University and alumni communities, as well as
series featuring nationally and internationally renowned
friends of the College; student-focused events;
business executives who were invited to speak at the
and a hospitality tent hosted by B&E at the WVU-
main campus in Morgantown. Special events during
Louisville football game. The B&E at 60 Speaker
the fall included the inaugural induction of the Roll
Series will continue through the anniversary year
of Distinguished Alumni; the annual induction of
into late 2012.
new members of the West Virginia Business Hall of
christine poon Dean of the Fisher College, The Ohio State University
William Sheedy Group President, Americas, VISA
11/07/11
11/03/11
Ben Statler Entrepreneur
10/17/11
steven leer Chairman and CEO, Arch Coal, Inc.
10/10/11
B&E at 60 Lecture Series 09/20/11
Celebrating 60 years
The 60th Anniversary Celebration has encompassed
kelly king Chairman and CEO, BB&T Corp.
WV BUSINESS HALL OF FAME induction: November 3, 2011 Kim Brown Knopf Stuart M. Robbins Fred T. Tattersall Douglas R. Van Scoy
roll of distinguished alumni inaugural induction: November 4, 2011 Joseph E. Antonini Phyllis Arnold J. Michael Bodnar William T. Bright Earl G. Kendrick William McLaughlin Fred T. Tattersall
Students enjoyed carnival games, burgers and cotton candy at the Backyard BBQ and Carnival - just one of the many student-centered activities being held to celebrate the College’s 60th Anniversary.
NEW FACULTY STRENGTHEN THE COLLEGE
FRANK DEMARCO
TEACHING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MANAGEMENT
Frank comes to WVU from the Waterfront Place Hotel where he was the rooms
By tim terman
division manager. B&E opened its fall semester with the addition of new
Before that, he was
faculty throughout the college.
executive director of Graceland Inn and Conference Services and
Karen France, herself the new associate dean for
also assistant professor of hospitality management
academic affairs, said the new faculty represent a positive
at Davis and Elkins College. He earned business
direction in the College. "I am excited by all the changes
administration and executive M.B.A degrees at West
occurring in the College of Business and Economics.
Virginia University and recently helped launch the
In addition to being excellent in the classroom, these
College’s hospitality management area of focus.
faculty are productive researchers, which helps achieve
DeMarco has previous experience at Davis and Elkins
the College's mission to 'provide its constituencies with
and also at Ursline College as general manager of
the skills, tools and values required to win in the global
Sodexho Dining Services.
marketplace.'"
RICHARD DULL, Ph.D. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ACCOUNTING
ROGER CONGLETON, Ph.D.
Richard earned
BB&T PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS
bachelor’s degrees in computer
Roger earned a
applications and
bachelor’s, master’s
accounting from
and a Ph.D. degree in
Harding University, an MBA from the
economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a
and State University.
Ph.D. from Virginia Tech. Before joining WVU, he was
He was most recently
an associate professor of accounting at Clemson University. He has had extensive experience in
and a senior research associate at the Center for
accounting and information systems, including his
Study of Public Choice. He was a visiting fellow at the
time as a founding partner and owner of a CPA/
Amsterdam Center for Law and Economics, University
consulting company in Greensboro, NC. He holds the
of Amsterdam, a Fulbright distinguished professor of
certifications of Certified Public Accountant (CPA),
American studies in Odense, Denmark, and was the
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Information
Adam Smith Professor of Economics and Philosophy at
Systems Auditor (CISA), and Certified in Financial
Universitet Bayreuth, Germany. His most recent book
Forensics (CFF). His research has been published in
is Perfecting Parliament: Liberalism, Constitutional
Journal of Information Systems, Issues in Accounting
Reform, and the Emergence of Western Democracy.
Education, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, and International Journal of Accounting Information Systems.
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SUZANNE GOSDEN KITCHEN
ADAM NOWAK, Ph.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ECONOMICS
TEACHING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MANAGEMENT
Suzanne is a teaching assistant
Adam earned degrees
professor of the
in mathematics
MSIR program
and economics at
and teaches EEO.
Indiana University,
She is employed at
Bloomington in
WVU as a Human
2006 and a degree
Factors Consultant, national speaker and educational
in near-east languages and cultures that same year.
trainer for the Job Accommodation Network (JAN),
He received a Ph.D. from Arizona State University last
a grant project sponsored by the Department of
May. His thesis title was “Eigenvector Methods and
Labor. As a consultant, Suzanne handles Americans
Cointegrated Series.” Nowak taught an introduction to
with Disabilities Act accommodation, specializing in
macroeconomics course and a survey of international
providing accommodation ideas for individuals with
economics at Arizona State.
cognitive and neurological impairments. Suzanne likes to design disability awareness activities to educate the public, and enjoys finding new ways to promote disability etiquette in society.
MATTHEW SARKEES, Ph.D. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MARKETING
Matthew earned
RICHARD McFARLAND, Ph.D.
a Ph.D. from the
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MARKETING
University of Pittsburgh. Before
Richard earned a
coming to WVU he
bachelor’s degree
was an assistant
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in economics at
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professor of marketing
The University of
at the School of Graduate Professional Studies,
California at Irvine,
Penn State University. Through a competitive grant,
an MBA at The
he helped establish the Consortium for Sustainable
University of Arizona
Business Development at Penn State University. His
and a Ph.D. in marketing at the Georgia Institute of
current research interests include how firms build and
Technology. Before joining WVU he was an associate
deploy marketing resources, customer divestment
professor of marketing and the L. L. McAninch Chair
and sustainability. His research appears in the Journal
of Business Administration at Kansas State University.
of Public Policy and Marketing, Industrial Marketing
His research has appeared in a number of leading
Management, Journal of Strategic Marketing and
journals, including Journal of Marketing, Journal of
Harvard Business Review, among other journals.
Marketing Research, Journal of Personal Selling
He is the co-chair for the Social Responsibility,
& Sales Management, Marketing Letters, among
Sustainability and Marketing track for the 2012 Winter
others. He is on editorial review boards of the Journal
AMA Educators’ National Conference. Dr. Sarkees also
of Marketing and the Journal of Personal Selling &
has approximately 10 years of industry experience
Sales Management.
working with both start-up and Fortune 500 companies in marketing and consulting roles.
AMANDA ROSS, Ph.D.
EDWARD TOMLINSON, Ph.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ECONOMICS
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MANAGEMENT
Amanda earned a
Edward joins
master’s degree and
the department
Ph.D. in economics
from a post as
from Syracuse
associate professor
University. She does
of management,
research in urban
marketing and
economics, public
logistics and Mulwick
finance, real estate economics and the economics of
Scholar at the Boler School of Business, John Carroll
crime. She has published recently in the Journal of
University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics
Urban Economics and presented a paper titled “Do
and business at Virginia Military Institute and a MBA
State Taxes Affect Entrepreneurship? Estimates from
from Lynchburg College. He also received master and
a Border Model with Agglomeration Economies” to the
Ph.D. degrees in labor and human resources from
American Economic Association and American Real
the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State
Estate and Urban Economic Association.
University. His primary research interests include interpersonal trust, behavioral integrity and deviant workplace behavior. He has published in several top-tier management journals, including Academy of
ELIZABETH TOMLINSON, Ph.D. Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Journal of Management, Journal of Management MARKETING
Elizabeth teaches business communication and introduction to business. She
Education and International Journal of Conflict
Management. He also co-edited (with Ron Burke and Cary Cooper) Crime and Corruption in Organizations: Why it Occurs and What to do About It (published by Gower, 2011).
established and directs the College’s new Business Communications Center. Tomlinson
DONGWOO YOO, Ph.D.
earned a bachelor’s degree in English at The College
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ECONOMICS
of Wooster; a master’s degree in English, with a concentration in rhetoric and composition, at John
Dongwoo
Carroll University; and a Ph.D. in English within the
earned an
Literacy, Rhetoric, and Social Practice concentration
undergraduate
at Kent State University. Before coming to WVU,
degree in
Tomlinson served as a Teaching Fellow at Kent State
economics from
and as Assistant Writing Program Coordinator there.
Seoul National University,
She has published in Community Literacy Journal and others. Her research interests include business
awarded from The Ohio State University. His
communication, rhetoric, qualitative research
dissertation topic was “Institutions and Economic
methods, digital literacy, peer review and online profile
Growth.” He presented “Property Rights and Financial
composition.
Development: The Legacy of Japanese Colonial Institutions” at the 2010 Allied Social Science Association Meetings.
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The Ohio Journal of English Language Arts, among
Republic of Korea. His master’s and Ph.D. were
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By patrick gregg November
12,
2010,
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the direction of the University, but also gestures of confidence in the direction of the College. Fred T. Tattersall, a 1970 B&E alumnus and Richmond businessman who is chairman of 1607 Capital Partners in that iconic Virginia city, gave the $3 million gift. As of this publication date, that gift is the largest single donation for an endowed faculty chair position in University history
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to the WVU College of Business and Economics. The gift will be used to endow a faculty chair in the Finance Department.
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not only gestures of confidence in
in bb Ro
one for $2 million. The gifts were
all
received
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and May 20, 2011, the College of
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“I wanted to honor WVU, which gave me a business
by Tattersall, as WVU officials will interview candidates
foundation from which I was able to build a successful
at the Annual Meeting of the Financial Management
investment career,” said Tattersall, who emphasized he
Association in Denver in October.
wanted to give back to WVU in a manner that could benefit the greatest number of students. “My wife and I
“Candidates will be invited to campus for interviews and
realize that we have been blessed with many gifts, some
presentations in November and December,” said William
of which are financial, and it is important to share those
Riley, chair of the Finance department. “We’d like to have
and be a good steward. Great schools require great
the position filled by early 2012.
faculty, and I want WVU to always be considered a leader in business education.”
“The successful candidate will have to be a mature scholar with experience in a Ph.D. program and, above
Stuart M. Robbins is a former managing director of one
all, an excellent teacher. Mr. Tattersall said that he wanted
of Wall Street’s leading investment banks. He graduated
to impact student lives, and he thought the best way to do
with a bachelor’s degree in history from WVU but serves
that is to support an outstanding teacher.”
on the business school’s visiting committee and gave a gift of $2 million. The gift from Robbins and his wife,
At the time the gift was announced in November 2010,
Joyce, will be used to establish the Stuart M. and Joyce
Tattersall said the donation would enable WVU to attract
N. Robbins Center for Global Business and Strategy
and retain a well regarded professor in the business
20/21. Dr. Jose V. Sartarelli, Milan Puskar Dean, said this
finance field.
gift would offer unprecedented opportunities for students, and could create student assistantships and partnerships
Stuart M. and Joyce N. Robbins Center for
with overseas universities in “G-20” economies in the
Global Business and Strategy 20/21
21st Century. The center could also eventually mean a major in global business.
B&E has opened the search process for a director of the center and, in the meantime, Sartarelli has named Dr.
“The Center will have tremendous benefits for our
Nancy McIntyre interim director. McIntyre is also serving
students in a worldwide economy and help WVU become
in the capacity of special assistant to the dean.
an emerging markets university of choice,” said Robbins. “WVU provided me the academic and personal support
“We have started interviewing,” said Associate Dean of
that gave me a foundation for competing around the
Academic Affairs Dr. Karen France, “and we will continue
world and never once feeling outgunned educationally.
the process until we find the ideal candidate.”
The University has among the broadest charges in the country to provide academic, research and regional
“We are, of course, looking for someone with a Ph.D.
economic support and, still, has been able to give
who has an established and high quality record in
thousands, like me, a foundation for life.”
international research, teaching and outreach. We would also like to see applicants with strong connections to
Robbins said that he was happy to provide the generous
international institutions, particularly in G-20 countries,
gift because he felt it would have a tremendous impact
and connections to global business enterprises.”
and could be a potential “game-changer.” That term actually applies to both the Robbins gift and the Tattersall
France said that one main charge of the Robbins
gift, and truer words were never spoken.
Center director is to create joint exchange programs and international partnerships. Applications for the position
Fred T. Tattersall Endowed Chair,
have come in from around the world.
Finance Department “We are honored to have support from our donors in our efforts to bring leading scholars and researchers to the
faculty chair position in the Finance department funded
College of Business and Economics,” McIntyre said.
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Kenneth R. McCreary B.S., 1982 Ken recently became the Director of Corporate Security for Carolinas
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HealthCare System, which employees 46,000 employees within 33 hospitals in both North and South Carolina. Located in Charlotte, Ken provides direction and management, oversees the security operations, providing professional leadership in the operational process to minimize risk and exposure, executive protection and liaison to federal and state law enforcement agencies. Prior to joining CHS, Ken served 29 years as a Special Agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), rising to the position of Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division. Ken began his
organization appointment,
career as an agent in Pittsburgh, then transferring
career news item or
to Chicago until 1987. Re-assigned to the Bangkok,
other important detail to
Thailand Country Office, Ken conducted international
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heroin investigations with the Thai National Police. In 1989, Ken transferred to Chaing Mai, Thailand, working
The WVU College of Business
heroin interdiction from Burma, Laos and China and
and Economics will feature the
had primary liaison responsibility with the intelligence
accomplishments of our alumni in
community in Southeast Asia.
each edition of B&E Magazine, which is distributed to all College alumni,
In 1991, Ken returned to New York City where he
donors, friends of the College, WVU
worked Asian Organization Crime and also served
administration and deans of other
as DEA’s Public Information Officer. Promoted to
business schools. Sharing your
Supervisor in 1995, Ken took over the Buffalo, N.Y.
success stories is a great way to
DEA Task Force operations in western New York. Ken
network with fellow alums and show
then was assigned to the DEA Headquarters in 1997,
how B&E grads have made an
where he had assignments in the Office of Inspections,
impact on the community and the
Domestic Operations, Mexico and Central American
world of business.
Ops and Asset Forfeiture. Ken was promoted to the
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anthony gregory M.A. (Economics), 2007 M.B.A., WVU 2006
Sarah Powell B.S. (Marketing), 2001 M.B.A., Wake Forest University, 2008
Anthony spent three years in Southwest’s Network
Sarah recently became a strategist for Digital Relativity,
Planning Department leading a team responsible
a digital marketing firm based in Fayetteville, W.Va.
for designing the airline’s route network and flight schedules for optimal financial and operational performance. He recently took a new role building Southwest’s economic analysis capabilities. Changes in the macroeconomy have dramatic efffects on passenger demand and the cost of carrying passengers and cargo. “My master’s in economics from WVU is enabling me to help Southwest better understand the economic environment and adjust our plans in a more informed, proactive - rather than reactive - manner.” Traci Liebig B.S. (Marketing), 2005 M.S. in Integrated Marketing Communications, WVU 2010
sara roth B.S. (Management), 1997 M.P.A., WVU 2000 Sara is he Assistant Director of Administration at the Citadel Alumni Association in Charleston, S.C. She recently joined the WVU Young Alumni Advisory Board. david seymour B.S. (Management), 2003 David works for Joimax, Inc. in Irvine, Calif. He recently became the regional sales manager for the number one ranked region in the country. Richard zuza M.B.A., 1976
Traci recently became the
Richard is the vice president of supply chain at Kiewit
Conservation Specialist for
in Omaha, Nebraska. He was elected Chairman of the
West Virginia University. She
American Management Supply Chain Council.
is responsible for day-to-day Matt Statler B.S. (Finance), 2005 B.A. (Spanish), WVU 2005
recycling operations, outreach programs for employees and students, and contributing to WVU’s overall sustainability plans.
Matt was promoted to Assistant Manager of Hotel Investment
“My interest in recycling, sustainability, and being a good
Accounting at Marriott International
steward for the environment was sparked at WVU when
in May 2011. He also DJs at clubs in
I went rock climbing at Cooper’s Rock State Forest and to Moab, Utah, on a WVU Spring Break Excursion. The desire to keep the planet healthy for generations to come
Arlington, Va.; Baltimore, Md. and Washington, D.C.
prompted me to become involved in sustainability at WVU on a volunteer basis, and now I get to make it my career. How cool!”
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